BRINKER v. STATE

No. 71-457.

263 So.2d 646 (1972)

Richard Milton BRINKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dewey A.F. Ries, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William W. Herring, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted of grand larceny, the item being a television set which at the time was said to be in the custody of a common carrier. Defendant appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The problem is the identity and ownership of the set in question. Such matters must be proven to support a conviction. State v. Anders, Fla. 1952, 59 So.2d 776; Haines v. State, Fla.App. 1959, 113...

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